Why Penn Essay

International Students
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<p>There are various instances in our lives when we answer certain questions or make certain decisions intuitively, just as if it was a reflex action. Similar was my manner in selecting the ‘school of study’ of my choice. Scrolling down the page listing gamut of majors all that caught my eye was ‘School of Engineering and Applied Science’ .For me it was like that, I don’t need hours of introspection, and lengthy stretches of self analysis to figure out what I like, because it has always been engineering.</p>

<p>I believe the best environment to further my talent and passion into a stronger and promising future would be offered by University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering, the main reason behind this is the universities’ dynamic incorporation of advancement in technology into their curriculum. At University of Pennsylvania I hope to take advantage of extensive undergraduate research opportunities under the supervision of its eminent faculty. As an undergraduate I would like to major in the field of my choice mechanical engineering, and UPenn’s focus on mechanical engineering sub disciplines like-nanotechnology, and mechatronics enamor me. I feel that as an undergraduate at UPenn I can get exposure in various interdisciplinary fields like mechatronics. Through these synergistic combinations of various disciplines of engineering with my core branch- ‘mechanical engineering’ I think I can study automation and understand the mechanism of intricate hybrid machines.</p>

<p>I think that I as a student can contribute to the Penn due to the pragmatic approach that I possess. Since childhood I have always loved my practical classes more than theoretical ones, I acknowledge the fact that both of them are equally important, but those practical classes gave me an amazing feeling of sense of achievement, a great feeling that I had just created something. I owe this uniqueness of my character to my family background, as since the past three generations my family has been manufacturers of locomotives for our government.</p>

<p>I often used to visit my father’s workshop; the intricate machines at our workshop which involved complex mechanics amazed me. My father sensed my budding love for machines and taught me mechanics and physics, I consider myself lucky for being provided exposure to mechanized workshops at an early stage because this played a very important role in strengthening my fundamentals of physics. </p>

<p>I believe that with my pragmatic approach to science, I can be effective in contributing to research areas where physically solving a problem by employing varied techniques, and methods can turn out to be more fruitful than getting caught up in debates of which is the best approach.
I hope that if I get selected as undergraduate for UPenn I would be able to merge the spheres of theory along with practice resulting in my as well as Penn community’s development.</p>

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<p>shameless self bump</p>

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<p>I did not see anything unique in your essay about UPenn. If you substituted references to UPenn with any other decent Engg. school, the essay would still read the same. It actually seems to portray your interest in (Mech) Engineering more than UPenn.</p>

<p>Honest opinion. Take it or leave it.</p>

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<p>^as the above poster has said, this essay has nothing unique about Penn, no courses, facilities, professors, clubs etc.
Another thing, Penn call themeselves ‘Penn’ and not ‘UPenn’. Using ‘UPenn’ in your essay suggests that you are unfamiliar to the college (major turnoff for adcoms)</p>

<p>Good parts- it’s well written and clearly convinces the reader of your love for MechE. You still have a good shot. Hope for the best. Good luck.</p>